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Furcraea cabuya is a large, rosette-forming agave-like plant from the Asparagus family, grown mainly for the strong fibre (fique) in its leaves. It needs full sun, good drainage and little water once established.
Furcraea cabuya is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae that is native to South America. The fibres in its leaves, known as fique, are used in making ropes.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Furcraea cabuya by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
